Dixie Kong's Barrel Of Support Spirits. Farewell Everyone, Thank You ALL For Making This Thread An Excellent Place For DK Fans!

[Ghostwolf35]

Sorry Guys, I was just bored today, so I came up with all this. I saw that new "leak" and I'm just tired of it, so I created my own "leak".
I'm very sorry if I got someone's hope up, but the amount of those called "leaks" is ridiculous. I'm very impatient too and want Dixie in this game as playable character so badly. Guess we just have to wait.
Btw here is the link to the newest "leak":

https://www.thenerdmag.com/rumor-super-smash-bros-ultimate-leak-by-nintendo-employee/

Nah, don't worry about that. I wasn't sure, but I was thinking that you were likely just joking. I still think the characters you mentioned would be good additions though.

 

[StormC]

Honestly there's still the very real possibility they use diddy as a base and make her a unique character based off of his rig, they could literally even just use an altered version of diddy's model if they really wanted, like even making dixie unique would take less time than other characters.

This is what I've always thought would be best, essentially a Wolf situation (Wolf used Fox as a base and was done in 70% of the time a brand new character would take), but I fear gone are the days where we get semi-clones like in Brawl.

 

[BirthNote]

Sorry Guys, I was just bored today, so I came up with all this. I saw that new "leak" and I'm just tired of it, so I created my own "leak".
I'm very sorry if I got someone's hope up, but the amount of those called "leaks" is ridiculous. I'm very impatient too and want Dixie in this game as playable character so badly. Guess we just have to wait.
Btw here is the link to the newest "leak":

https://www.thenerdmag.com/rumor-super-smash-bros-ultimate-leak-by-nintendo-employee/

Boooooooo! Come on Marcello, we didn't need that lol. It's not a big deal since we had healthy skepticism but this is why I avoid rumors.

Anyway, for the other rumor, I see no proof so I already doubt it. The article has run-on sentences so I'm questioning their credibility, and a GLOBOX ECHO OF RAYMAN?? As a HUGE fan of Rayman Origins and Legends I know that's not happening. Their attacks have the same result, but Rayman's body shape does not match Globox, the Glute's (that's his "species") much bigger and all their animations and thus attacks are completely different. Rayman actually has more animations in the game with Globox and Barbara being 2nd and 3rd. Their hurtboxes wouldn't match in the slightest.

 

[Diddy Kong]

Rowlet and Gardevior is reasons not to believe these "leaks". C'mon now. We know better than this.

Also, I do think Chrom will have to be quite a bit different mechanically from Roy to work properly. If not, the fact his sword is even all over gives him a huge advantage over Roy. Dark Samus too, with her non Morph Ball roll. We gotta remember these characters are still work in process.

Speaking of Dixie, there's a lot they can do with her even as a Echo to make her different. Up B is a given. Bubblegum Popguns will be mechanically different to. Grabs can be done with her hair and have cargo utilities like DK. And Helicopter Spin can function by holding jump like Peach's float. I doubt Dixie is gonna be based on Diddy too much with these aditional features. Diddy is already a very strong character. Dixie will need to be toned down if they base her of him. Plus, Diddy's way more agressive style doesn't suit Dixie. Dash attack also needs a rework, and at this given point she should be a semi-clone at worst already.

That being said, as a Kong, and given certain similarities, Sakurai WILL reuse assests from DK and Diddy to create Dixie. We are just now debating on how much... while that's actually rather irrelevant to the whole thing I feel.

 

[BirthNote]

https://i.redd.it/3tsyz7o2pgh11.png

That's the CSS.. so far. Take that in. It's not even complete.

 

[GravelerChamp60]

yep dixies definitely dead in the water now, lock the thread, see you all for smash 6

for real though, i dont think this matters much. if the dev team wants to have dixie in the game they would have dixie in the game. i don't think there's actually any strict guidelines for what an echo can be within development, it's just whatever they need to do for the character that they think is necessary. if they try to make her an echo and it doesnt work, they'll either cut her or just not classify her as an echo and give her more stuff thats unique. idk

I agree with you because isn't Shadow basically in the same boat as Dixie is? I mean they are both really likely in the game as echos eventhough they need more attributes to differentiate themselves from Diddy and Sonic.

 

[GM_3826]

I agree with you because isn't Shadow basically in the same boat as Dixie is? I mean they are both really likely in the game as echos eventhough they need more attributes to differentiate themselves from Diddy and Sonic.

I disagree with Shadow needing attributes to differentiate themselves from Sonic: they tend to play identically to Sonic outside of super moves and such, so relegating Chaos Control to his Final Smash would be fine.

Dixie definitely needs that helicopter ponytail, but Chrom shows that changes to a movelist like that are fine. Besides that, she does have a bubblegum popgun in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, so the precedent for her using gadgets like Diddy Kong is there.

 

[BirthNote]

If ANYONE can find footage of Diddy's tail attack being gone, please post it.

 

[Marcello691]

https://i.redd.it/3tsyz7o2pgh11.png

That's the CSS.. so far. Take that in. It's not even complete.

Is that official? I would really like to know if Diddy is in the new demo (if there is a new one at all) and if he still has the dixie costume.

 

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

Anyway, for the other rumor, I see no proof so I already doubt it. The article has run-on sentences so I'm questioning their credibility, and a GLOBOX ECHO OF RAYMAN?? As a HUGE fan of Rayman Origins and Legends I know that's not happening. Their attacks have the same result, but Rayman's body shape does not match Globox, the Glute's (that's his "species") much bigger and all their animations and thus attacks are completely different. Rayman actually has more animations in the game with Globox and Barbara being 2nd and 3rd. Their hurtboxes wouldn't match in the slightest.

I concur. I briefly thought about the possibility of Rayman having Echoes since the characters in Origins/Legends have similar moves across the board, but realised it couldn't work for that reason.

 

[Vez]

Looking back on it Wolf fans were actually extremely lucky. Wolf was the last character added in Brawl and if he never made the cut it's very likely he would have been added in this game as a Fox echo.

It frustrates me a bit that Dixie being left unfinished during Brawl is likely going to screw the character over in this game, but oh well. At least K. Rool is perfect.

 

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

Looking back on it Wolf fans were actually extremely lucky. Wolf was the last character added in Brawl and if he never made the cut it's very likely he would have been added in this game as a Fox echo.

It frustrates me a bit that Dixie being left unfinished during Brawl is likely going to screw the character over in this game, but oh well. At least K. Rool is perfect.

The only way for these uncertainties to rest is when the next Smash-related direct happens. I just hope to God that they announce the date for it near the end of Gamescom.

 

[JarBear]

I am not sure if that specifically deters any chances for Dixie. Being another fan requested fighter, her chances would be the same if there no unused data in Brawl or not. It can also be considered a stronger chance she could be in it if in a previous Smash game there was some "small" develeopment for her character. Also, for others that were part of the "Forbiden 7" it creates a chance for them if this game will indeed be Smash Ultimate.

 

[Spatman]

Being that salty and attacking a character that i support just because i said something that you don't like is childish. ESPECIALLY when I support Dixie more than I support Geno.

I said many times in this thread that Dixie is one of the few Nintendo all stars who's still not playable and that she 100% deserves a spot as a unique fighter. But we have to face the facts, the moment to show her as a unique fighter was during the King K Rool trailer and they didn't.

Diddy and Dixie body types are the same, they removed Diddy's tail attack, we didn't see his pink alt, we know that an echo can have a move from another character. And Donkey Kong UP Special with Dixie's would look like her helicopter move in DKC2. So yeah I'm pretty convinced that she's in the game as Diddy's echo and it sounds better than nothing.

And i would LOVE to say "don't worry, Geno is in the game as a Ness' echo, i don't have any doubt about it". Because it's better than nothing. But hey, you can continue to rage about any character I support if that makes you feel better.

I was just joking dude

 

[BirthNote]

Is that official? I would really like to know if Diddy is in the new demo (if there is a new one at all) and if he still has the dixie costume.

Nah it's fanmade. Looks convincing though

 

[Mariomaniac45213]

I am not sure if that specifically deters any chances for Dixie. Being another fan requested fighter, her chances would be the same if there no unused data in Brawl or not. It can also be considered a stronger chance she could be in it if in a previous Smash game there was some "small" develeopment for her character. Also, for others that were part of the "Forbiden 7" it creates a chance for them if this game will indeed be Smash Ultimate.

I mean if freaking Ditto FINALLY got realized into the series after being worked on since Melee I don't see why not the "forbiden 7" couldn't make appearances in the game whether as Pokeball characters, assist trophies, or playable characters. Hopefully Dixie is one of the 7 that becomes playable. I mean we did see Roy, Dr. Mario, and Mewtwo resurface in Smash 4 (then of course again in Ultimate due to "EVERYONE IS HERE!") so all that remains is Toon Zelda/Tetra which could easily be a semi-clone to Zelda like Toon Link is to Link (I doubt that would take that much more resources than an echo character would) OR she could just be an assist trophy (what I prefer), Plusle and Minun easy pokeball pokemon, and of course Dixie as a semi-clone or at worst an echo of Diddy. Sakurai totally seems like the guy that would implement EVERYTHING he couldn't implement in previous games in Ultimate just to say that he accomplished it.

 

[Spatman]

I swing between hope and pessimism about Dixie's inclusion all the time...

 

[Jasper the Tourist]

I’m all for Dixie’s inclusion. Have been for years. I’m glad to see K. Rool, but Dixie is long overdue as well. Even if she is based off of Diddy, I think they will make it work. Consider me a supporter!

 

[Ultinarok]

Looking back on it Wolf fans were actually extremely lucky. Wolf was the last character added in Brawl and if he never made the cut it's very likely he would have been added in this game as a Fox echo.

It frustrates me a bit that Dixie being left unfinished during Brawl is likely going to screw the character over in this game, but oh well. At least K. Rool is perfect.

Man I would be so damn disappointed if that happened. Wolf has my favorite moveset in all of Smash.

However....I don't think we should be assuming that the semi-clone middle ground no longer exists just because we haven't seen it yet. Every game in the series since Melee has added a semi-clone or revised an existing clone into one. We shouldn't assume it can't happen in this game.

 

[Spatman]

If actually the places for newcomers are few this time, so few it was necessary to bring to life again the old concept of totally cloned clones, it seems to me very unlikely there will be place for an hybrid between a totally new design and an echo fighter like a semiclone would be...

 

[Parallel_Falchion]

Rowlet and Gardevior is reasons not to believe these "leaks". C'mon now. We know better than this.

A character alone should never be a reason to discount a leak unless it's some obvious joke character, which Rowlet and Gardevoir certainly are not. Don't forget that in Smash already we have:

1. A stick figure.
2. Eskimos.
3. A toy robot.
4. A fitness instructor.
5. A dog with a duck riding on its back.

None of whom were ever expected. Not telling you to believe any of these leaks, just suggesting you consider them more carefully.

 

[Handy Man]

I support Dixie, it would be amazing to have all three protagonists of the DKC trilogy playable. My most wanted choice was King K. Rool, and I'm happy he made it in, but Dixie being added would make Ultimate feel more complete. She's also the last Nintendo all-star remaining besides Toad, imo.

 

[Spatman]

Ah, if all k rool supporters gave a little of love to dixie too during ballot days...!
I know they wanted to prioritize k rool, it's only right, but if in that kampaign it was suggested "oh btw fellow krookers, don't forget to give some votes to our companion Dixie too!" I'm sure at this point we would have a much bigger shot to have both.

But oh well, it was mainly fault of we Dixie supporters: we should have thought much time ago to ask support to the biggest and most passionate supporting community


Sorry for my english

 

[~ Valkyrie ~]

Ah, if all k rool supporters gave a little of love to dixie too during ballot days...!
I know they wanted to prioritize k rool, it's only right, but if in that kampaign it was suggested "oh btw fellow krookers, don't forget to give some votes to our companion Dixie too!" I'm sure at this point we would have a much bigger shot to have both.

But oh well, it was mainly fault of we Dixie supporters: we should have thought much time ago to ask support to the biggest and most passionate supporting community


Sorry for my english

I thin the competition would have been more conundrum-y then if so, and might have impaired progress for both in the long run -since K.Rool was definitely a more popular request.

At least with K.Rool finally confirmed here, we've managed to succeed pushing big halfway for better repping of DKC, and now can move on to Dixie.

For now it's to be seen if she makes, and how.

 

[Diddy Kong]

Ah, if all k rool supporters gave a little of love to dixie too during ballot days...!
I know they wanted to prioritize k rool, it's only right, but if in that kampaign it was suggested "oh btw fellow krookers, don't forget to give some votes to our companion Dixie too!" I'm sure at this point we would have a much bigger shot to have both.

But oh well, it was mainly fault of we Dixie supporters: we should have thought much time ago to ask support to the biggest and most passionate supporting community


Sorry for my english

They where too busy fighting each other honestly.... Which is what made my wayyy less active in the K.Rool thread than beforehands.

It's weird cause the originators of King K.Rool's Smash debut where Diddy supporters, which I witnessed personally.

 

[BirthNote]

Back with tons of responses and new members to welcome. Happy to say Hello to:
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Handy Man

Thanks for voicing your support! We get a steady stream of new names so I prefer to bundle them and announce like this after a few days. The Barrel gets bigger every week.

Holy moly, the supporter lists of each character on the speculation pages have been exploding recently, but Dixie has had such a huge influx after Rool's inclusion that she's now #2, losing only to Isaac.

We are now the 2nd most supported character on Smashboards. This bodes well for her inclusion as DLC if she doesn't make the base game. If we can keep supporting her adamantly over the next couple of years, her spot will be all but guaranteed at the rate we're going now.

I mean, we're beating Banjo and BWD at this point. Thanks Kutthroats for the boost lol.

YEA! It's really encouraging to see so many people show support! I made an admittedly click-bait post on Reddit regarding her on the Switch subforum, and many were downplaying her as not so special who's better off as Echo Material or not at all, so the way this thread's been growing is good news. There's nothing wrong with 2nd Place now that the heaviest hitters are in, so I'm gonna announce the Support Count in the thread's title, but only for a bit.

If Dixie were in a 3d game like DK64, what special ability do you think she would have? Don't say shrinking, that's Tiny's ability.

I'd say maybe creating whirlwinds by spinning her hair around. The whirlwinds could send enemies flying up or spin them to face the other way around. Maybe it could be used to solve puzzles.

Honestly, I can see this happening. It'd be pretty cool; plus she'd likely be shooting gumballs too.

I do think it'd be weird on the website if it was DK, Diddy, K. Rool and then Dixie. Wouldn't feel right. It'd work a lot better as protagonist, second protagonist, third protagonist and main antagonist. It's how Mario is ordered with Mario, Luigi, Peach and Bowser and it looks great there.

I guess--assuming she's in--they're going by order of debut. The 3 protagonists lined up against the main antagonist is always a good setup so I see where you're coming from. Debut order isn't bad though, just not as good LOL.

I read in an interview that Rare, at the time they created DK64, they only wanted the original cast from DKC1 to return. Tiny and the other Kongs were created because Rare wanted to expand the Kong family. Makes sense, but seeing how Nintendo doesn't use the dk characters, I wished we had Dixie in DK64, I liked Tiny, but I like Dixie waaaay more.

Yea I remember reading that too. They wound up breaking their rule with Wrinkly Kong but IDK why though.

This isn't so much a response to the above quote, but rather a question for anyone willing to answer. Now, am I the only one who didn't mind Dixie being switched out for Tiny? Granted though, in my defense, I was roughly 9 years old and had only known Dixie for about 4 or 5 years; not to mention I had little to no bias one way or the other while playing new games at the time.

Nowadays, thanks to the roster in DK64, I have a soft spot for both Dixie and Tiny, which explains my excitement when I saw Dixie in Tropical Freeze, and my... concerns regarding Tiny's redesign.

TBH I liked all the playable Kongs in '64. I thought they were all really cool and as a kid I LOVED playing as them, but of course Diddy was my number 1 choice back then.

The only Kongs I dislike are Candy since she's too sexualized, Kiddy since he's a DKJr. knockoff and Swanky because he's DK with jheri curls. They basically threw a wig on DK and said "brand new character!" Haven't played a game with Tiny's new look so IDK how she acts, but I hope she's not like Candy at least.

If Dixie Kong were a unique newcomer, she would have been more likely to be shown alongside K. Rool. As is, Dixie Kong appears to be like Dark Samus. Showing a low effort echo alongside an AAA moveset and smash speculation legend just takes away from the main focus. Dark Samus was shown the direct after Ridley despite the fact it could have technically been there, the same is likely to happen for Dixie. Dixie will get in if Dark Samus made it.

Nah, I disagree. Each reveal trailer has the newcomer as the focus with the Echo as the add-on or to be revealed later. That reveal was all about Rool and Dedede already tried to steal the thunder, so IMO, it happening again would be strange. If they were going for Brawl's style like in E3 they'd show "THIS Character" then "THIS Character" and so on. Since newcomers are limited I think it'd be wise to space them out, especially considering the info dump before it.

It's not about if we prefer her as an echo. It's about her chances. Very limited slots for newcomers, very popular pics like K. Rool or Ridley or iconoc as Simon. Dixie is not tier 1 in popularity, she's not the main character of DK. ****, she's still in AT danger zone or probably in Diddy's final smash.
In fan ballots she's not among the very top. Geno, Isaac, K. Rool, Banjo, Bandana Dee... They crush her options for popular characters. More iconic than Heihachi or Simon? Is a new character from a new franchise as a possible Rythm Heaven rep? No. She's just the potentially 4th rep of DK.
Probably she did well enough in the official ballot, (I voted for her too), at least in the same way or even better than Chrom, Daisy or Dark Samus and here they are. Those characters also got their potential for a full newcomer but... Echoes. Daisy with Toads? Chrom related to Roy? Dark Samus losing her unique AT attacks? Dixie with a lack of hair attacks? For me sounds similar. And a echo moveset... Just seems suitable for her. She fits well there. Her options for a clean new slot aren't the best, we know this. Even in the echo league her rivals are monsters like Ken or Shadow. Get it real, Dixie is not an easy choice.
Hey, if she's a unique fighter it could be a big surprise but I really doubt it.

I'm guessing this is to me. I made a post on reddit's Switch subforum about Dixie not having to be an Echo, and some actually prefer her to only be in as one, because it'll prevent her from taking someone's slot. So basically, a fear that some had regarding her and K. Rool is being applied to other candidates. Also I'd say you're selling Dixie short as being just the potential 4th rep; the breakout character of the 2 best DKCs and the star of her own has things going for her. A non-starring role character would fill the title of potential 4th rep if they got in over Dixie, and the Echoes you mentioned are lower-priority, not just compared to their in-series competition like Dixie is to K. Rool, but to their series. Even if Metroid Prime gets some resurrection in Prime 4--Dark Samus is dead and has her place as an arc-villain in the subseries. Daisy's one mainline Mario game was decades back and while she's never used Toads and Turnips she's so much of a blank slate (canon moveset-wise) that tweaking Peach's doesn't sound crazy, since the games she's in set her as an alternate Peach. And Chrom apparently has his place as a standout from Awakening, with a guest appearance in Fates. What Dixie has going for her is decent popularity and being part of the era that SSBU is likely focusing on. Dark Samus is Wii era, and while Daisy and Chrom especially fit the era, one's been firmly relocated to spinoff territory while the other's co-stars outshined him.

It's very likely Smash6 will be a reboot with a quite smaller roster. If Dixie still isn't in in Ultimate with all her support and reasons to include her, I just can't see her included in a reboot with 40~ characters. In place of who? K rool? Diddy Kong? It's almost impossible.
For Dixie is literally now or never, so the best we can hope it's a semiclone in the base game or dlc (but dlcs, even if likely, aren't assured).
I think she will be the most diverse of echo fighters, but still an echo fighter, i the base game. Is it a shame? Pretty much, yes. But we must to accept the fact that for many people she would be just another monkey, very similar to diddy; and unluckily it seems that Sakurai is one of these people.
Better a well made echo than nothing at all, imo

Y'know, that reminds me: IDK how they'll even top this Smash, and it's best not to try either. I think Ultimate might be my last SSB, unless I see some promising things going for Smash 6.

Spoiler: Replies to MoonlitIllusion

I wouldn't count out Elma, Xenoblade X was a major game for nintendo back in 2015 and a port is very likely on the way, she's also gonna be in Xenoblade 2 soon. Without Rex as competition she's very possible and she seems like a very sakurai choice, it's like she was made to be a smash character and the moveset would be so natural. Plus there's that mech that sakurai bought as well.

It's worth noting that her game also ends on a cliffhanger, and monolith have said they want to make a direct sequel so the character has a future.

You forgot isabelle as well as a relevancy pick too.

OK, I'll put Elma back up there and add Isabelle. Also going by KirbyWorshipper I'll bring Shantae in too:

Relevance
-Bandana Dee
-New Pokemon
-Dixie Kong
-Elma
-Skull Kid
-Isabelle
-Rhythm Heaven character
-Rayman
-Shantae

Fanservice
-Isaac
-Geno
-Banjo-Kazooie

The competition's looking stiffer in the Relevance List now that many fan-requested types are in. This will be interesting. Am I missing anyone?

Honestly there's still the very real possibility they use diddy as a base and make her a unique character based off of his rig, they could literally even just use an altered version of diddy's model if they really wanted, like even making dixie unique would take less time than other characters.

I'm fine with that. Would be a nice twist.

It appears to me that Chrom and Dark Samus are 1:1 copies, in terms of attack animations. With the exception of Chrom’a Up-B of course.

I saw a 4-player match between Ridley, the FE Echoes and Dark Samus to get an idea of them and they don't seem to stand out. It was hard to keep track of the players so I need more videos, but as it seems those Echoes are very similar to their bases.

am i the only one who think it's sad this stage is not in Ultimate?
ok....the normal version is not that good but the final destination look was always my fav one...

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i can't believe all stages are in the game and i just thinking about this one that i love and use so much ( in fact, this stage is listed as my favorite one in the data record game )

Yea! I like the aesthetic and detail they have going in there, but outside of FD mode I don't play it. I give them credit for trying the Layer mechanic though.

I disagree with Shadow needing attributes to differentiate themselves from Sonic: they tend to play identically to Sonic outside of super moves and such, so relegating Chaos Control to his Final Smash would be fine.

Yea, back when SA2 came out I thought Shadow was so cool when I was in 4th grade, and would say he's nothing like Sonic. But looking back honestly, his gameplay was a slightly less fun Sonic with less levels to play, the same unlockable moves as Sonic and less unlockable moves overall.

 

[~ Valkyrie ~]

Here's somethin' interesting for us to chew on:

https://sourcegaming.info/2018/08/2...smash-direct-sakurais-famitsu-column-vol-561/

"I referred to the Smash Ballot when selecting characters this time, and King K. Rool from the Donkey Kong series was one who received a ton of votes. "

Nothing too new from what we had suspected up to this point - but I believe Dixie would have made a notable presence to the devs in the Ballot. How popular was she back in those days around here or other sites?

 

[SuperiorYoshi87]

I would just like to say that not all K. Rool supporters were against Dixie.. I myself voted multiple times in the ballot for Rool and Dixie. Though we don't if multiple vote's worked I'd just like to throw it out there that not EVERY K. Rool supporter was against Dixie at the time. Of course there were fervent dedicated's who refused to vote for anyone else but him but it wasn't completely so..

 

[paperosbronzo90]

Here's somethin' interesting for us to chew on:

https://sourcegaming.info/2018/08/2...smash-direct-sakurais-famitsu-column-vol-561/



Nothing too new from what we had suspected up to this point - but I believe Dixie would have made a notable presence to the devs in the Ballot. How popular was she back in those days around here or other sites?

Look at this:
https://i.imgtc.com/URvVwhP.png.
Dixie was amongst the 19 most wanted characters in Japan.

 

[Blackwolf666]

Just an idea. How about if Dixie Kong could carry fighters and large items around as easily as Donkey Kong. Have her pick them up with her hair and let her move around easily.

Also I disagree with the idea of Dixie being an echo fighter of Diddy. The attributes of her moves and applications of use are too different even though most of them look similair. I guess she'd fall under whatever category characters like Falco are.

 

[Mariomaniac45213]

I would just like to say that not all K. Rool supporters were against Dixie.. I myself voted multiple times in the ballot for Rool and Dixie. Though we don't if multiple vote's worked I'd just like to throw it out there that not EVERY K. Rool supporter was against Dixie at the time. Of course there were fervent dedicated's who refused to vote for anyone else but him but it wasn't completely so..

I too was also part of this group of people. I voted almost once everyday. I would alternate between K.Rool and Dixie Kong (also threw Krystal from Star Fox a few bones here and there as well). Granted we don't know if a vote from the same IP address counted multiple times. But I was DEDICATED to getting both in from the start. Though I can't lie and say K.Rool I personally wanted a little more but I do love both characters.

 

[StormC]

I think it's sorta unfair to K. Rool fans to be like "well they should have supported Dixie more," for a lot of us we had one character we really wanted to get in, and there was the worry that there would only be one ballot character at all. I had characters I wanted besides K. Rool like Snake and Wolf that I didn't vote for because I 100% threw everything behind my most wanted. Dixie fans did the same thing too.

Sure, there was a lot of arguing and infighting and whatnot... but we were a community that mobilized and built momentum. The vast majority of us wanted Dixie as well as K. Rool, but we picked a character to rally behind, as did Dixie fans. There's nothing wrong with that. I don't know why Diddy Kong is trying to paint us as some sort of bad guy.

Here's somethin' interesting for us to chew on:

https://sourcegaming.info/2018/08/2...smash-direct-sakurais-famitsu-column-vol-561/



Nothing too new from what we had suspected up to this point - but I believe Dixie would have made a notable presence to the devs in the Ballot. How popular was she back in those days around here or other sites?

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...w5m-b4JHJ0_cGRKU15KYlTe1E/edit#gid=1483868529

This is an aggregate of western polls with 45k votes; Dixie is ranked 23rd.

 

[Dastardly Ridleylash]

To be honest, now that I got K.Rool in, I'm 100% behind Dixie to be added next, Echo or not. She's the only thing we really need to have DK be well-off in terms of fighters. So I guess count me in as a Dixie supporter, too.

 

[Diddy Kong]

I think it's sorta unfair to K. Rool fans to be like "well they should have supported Dixie more," for a lot of us we had one character we really wanted to get in, and there was the worry that there would only be one ballot character at all. I had characters I wanted besides K. Rool like Snake and Wolf that I didn't vote for because I 100% threw everything behind my most wanted. Dixie fans did the same thing too.

Sure, there was a lot of arguing and infighting and whatnot... but we were a community that mobilized and built momentum. The vast majority of us wanted Dixie as well as K. Rool, but we picked a character to rally behind, as did Dixie fans. There's nothing wrong with that. I don't know why Diddy Kong is trying to paint us as some sort of bad guy.

I am also part of the same "us". Been with the K.Rool supporters ever since Diddy was confirmed. But the community grew increasedly entitled and toxic toward Dixie, so I wasn't as active as before. BKupa spoke against it, but still, it reminded me far too much of the Ridley supporters of old, so that kind of hit a wrong spot with me. Nothing huge or anything, but I felt that I could easily widraw from the heavily supported King K.Rool thread as I thought he had tons of support, and thus moved here far more frequently.

 

[ZeroJanitor]

(...) and Swanky because he's DK with jheri curls. They basically threw a wig on DK and said "brand new character!"

to be fair, funky also resembled dk a lot back then, and wrinkly to cranky as well.

i kinda want them to bring swanky back just to see what they would do with his design

 

[VeemonTamer]

My goodness I step away from the boards for a few days and the conversation really picked up in here! We are almost at 300 supporters! Let's go! We gotta keep the support rolling. Hi to all the new people here!

 

[Spatman]

I think it's sorta unfair to K. Rool fans to be like "well they should have supported Dixie more," for a lot of us we had one character we really wanted to get in, and there was the worry that there would only be one ballot character at all. I had characters I wanted besides K. Rool like Snake and Wolf that I didn't vote for because I 100% threw everything behind my most wanted. Dixie fans did the same thing too.

Sure, there was a lot of arguing and infighting and whatnot... but we were a community that mobilized and built momentum. The vast majority of us wanted Dixie as well as K. Rool, but we picked a character to rally behind, as did Dixie fans. There's nothing wrong with that. I don't know why Diddy Kong is trying to paint us as some sort of bad guy.



https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...w5m-b4JHJ0_cGRKU15KYlTe1E/edit#gid=1483868529

This is an aggregate of western polls with 45k votes; Dixie is ranked 23rd.

In my post, that starts this topic, there is my idea: not an accusation or bad feelings toward k rool supporters, but just the realization that the two communities could have done a joint campaign. Of course K Rool would have got much more votes the same, but Dixie would have got much more than the votes she actually got. Because we could have said something like: "ok guys, all coordinated: every day everyone of us vote in the ballot, that person should cast at least 2 votes for K Rool and at least one for Dixie". (More for K Rool because it was clear since the start that K Rool was much more wanted and requested).
And so, in the same campaign for k rool (with all the drawings, video, memes and viral things) there would have been place for Dixie too (and so her name would have spreaded more among all people like k rool did)

I know it's useless talking now, with all things done and finished, it's just a thought, an understanding, I had just in these days.
We Dixie supporters should have asked you k rool supporters your help since the beginning.
We did a mistake not doing it, I believe

 

[Spatman]

Magic, lol

 

[Diddy Kong]

Truth to be told, whenever I see Dixie Kong like a status, I tend to do the same for comic relief

That's what you call..

A Tag Team

 

[JarBear]

With the whole "sides" between King K Rool and Dixie back in the day of the poll ... my thoughts were this AND still are: